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The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) inaugurated the world’s first laboratory dedicated exclusively to sex-sorting buffalo semen—a major milestone aimed at boosting domestic dairy production and reducing reliance on imports. Located in the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija, the ₱237.9-million facility uses flow cytometry to separate sperm cells […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has indefinitely suspended exports of fresh purple yam, or ube, to shore up scarce planting material as the Philippines seeks to expand domestic production and turn the crop into a bigger export earner. The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) imposed the suspension in mid-August, covering fresh ube and propagative planting […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) are turning to satellites and artificial intelligence to help the government spot farm damage faster, improve irrigation planning, and protect food production from floods, droughts and other climate risks. The agencies formalized a five-year collaboration to use Earth observation, geospatial information and space-based technology […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are moving P71.52 million worth of farm-to-market road projects in Concepcion, Tarlac to the bidding stage, strengthening transport links between farming communities and markets. The two agencies signed a memorandum of agreement covering four projects with a combined length of 5.43 […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed about P4.3 billion worth of assistance and services to 542,000 beneficiaries in 269 local government units under the government’s Handog ng Pangulo program. The nationwide rollout includes support for rice, corn, high-value crops, livestock and fisheries, as well as assistance delivered through KADIWA ng Pangulo and the Kabuhayan at […]
Farmers and fisherfolk stand to benefit from more timely and actionable weather and climate information as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) formalized a data-sharing partnership to strengthen the delivery of climate information to the agriculture and fisheries sector. The […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. called for stronger ASEAN-India cooperation as geopolitical tensions, climate shocks, and volatile energy and farm input costs threaten to disrupt food supplies across the region. Tiu Laurel made the call at the Ninth ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry in New Delhi, India, where ministers and senior officials […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is renewing its push to expand Philippine agricultural exports by returning to Asia Fruit Logistica after nearly a decade, bringing local fruit exporters face-to-face with buyers in one of the continent’s major fresh produce markets. Led by Undersecretary for High Value Export Crops and Agri-Fishery Export Development and Promotion Philip […]
The Department of Agriculture is looking at a major infrastructure project that could turn Pampanga’s flood-prone Candaba Swamp into a vast water storage, irrigation, and agricultural transport network, with canals potentially stretching 100 meters wide and reaching 7 meters deep. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the DA has commissioned a P150-million study with […]
The Department of Agriculture is studying China’s smart farming technologies as the Philippines looks for ways to modernize production, improve farm productivity, and leapfrog technological gaps. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led a Philippine delegation to Zhejiang Huihong Fruit and Vegetable Farm in Zhejiang province, where officials examined digital systems used to monitor crops […]